Marvel's Jessica Jones Co-Creator Approves of the Netflix Show
Brian Michael Bendis has never really been a man of few words. I know how he feels. He does speak his mind, though, and as co-creator of Jessica Jones, the star of the next Marvel Netflix series, he has a lot to say about a character who is particularly close to his heart.
That being said, Jessica Jones isn't your typical Marvel page-to-screen story. There's no costume, no name recognition outside of more hardcore comic fandom circles, and even the title of the series, Jessica Jones, doesn't exactly call to mind the big costumed action Marvel is usually known for. The comic, on the other hand, was known as Alias, but to avoid confusion with the relatively recent TV series of the same name, that isn't happening here.
By the way, the often out of print Alias comic by Mr. Bendis and Michael Gaydos is now finally available on ComiXology, and you should absolutely read the entire thing immediately because it's amazing.
Anyway, back to the story at hand. Mr. Bendis often answers fan questions on his Tumblr, and when he was asked about his feelings on Jessica Jones, well...he had plenty to say. As usual. I've reproduced some of it here in all of its bloggy glory:
and believe me, i was going to be the hardest on it. harder than any of you.
jessica is a part of my DNA. A bad jessica jones show would have hurt me deeply.
BUT it is faithful and lively and everything that I could personally have wanted from the show. the mean streets of marvel netflix from a different perspective than matt’s but at the same time… it all fits. just like the comics on their best day. and just like Netflix DD, the look of the show is cracklin’ noir but with its own palette.
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